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Little things that put you off going out with someone

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TakeAwayThatCaterpillar · 20/04/2017 16:05

I was thinking today about the little things over the course of my dating years men have done/said that instantly made me think "nope, not you". They were probably perfectly nice people in retrospect...

  1. Looked mildly nonplused about a woman in a picture having underarm hair.

  2. Liked Miranda.

  3. Used the phrase "wedding tackle".

There are probably countless more. Tell me yours...

  1. Spent more than two minutes "grooming" to go out.
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Limitededition7inch · 20/04/2017 23:37

Called me "hunny" in a text message. Seeing it written down like that gave me the rage.

Also "hehe" via text message.

Running commentary during sex.

Am surprised I stayed so long tbh.

MattAffleck · 20/04/2017 23:57

Used lol in a text - no date

Used teehee in a text after first date - no second date

Was horrific kisser, managed to lick my nose - no second date

Lied about height, I wore 5 inch heels Confused - no second date

I've woken DH up shaking with suppressed giggles at this thread.

toothgenie · 20/04/2017 23:58

When I caught him wiping his hands on the kitchen curtains!

pineappleeyes · 20/04/2017 23:59

Long nails
Smelt damp
Bad breath
Totally silent shagger. Not one noise came out of his mouth when we were DTD. Is this weird...or am I weird for expecting to hear something?

mycavitiesareempty · 21/04/2017 00:09

These are all so funny. My first laugh out loud one for a bit.

  1. Fabricated a childhood that bote little resemblance to what the reality had been. Nope, that was it, too weird.
  2. Broke off sex to watch crucial bits of a TV programme. Then tried to resume 5 mins later. Then off the job for a bit again to catch another crucial TV segment. Um, no, nope, no way....
  3. Told me I was looking great which was a surprise as I had a tendency to "run to fat" byeeeeee! As Jo Brand oncd said, you can easily stop being fat but it'seems much harder to stop being a twat... or something in so many words...
SuiteHarmony · 21/04/2017 00:19

I chatted with someone online and arranged to meet him for dinner. Good looking, some similar interests, moving to the next town, definitely single, etc.

He looked exactly like his handsome picture. He had exactly the job he said he had. He was almost the height he said he was Confused. He was terrific fun.

But he opened his mouth and his voice was so high pitched and so accented that I thought he was putting it on for comic effect. It was such a hilarious moment surprise. Every sizzle in my body packed up for the night.

SuiteHarmony · 21/04/2017 00:20

Another: referred to his ex-wives by their nationality, viz: 'Swedish and I didn't have children, but Irish and I have two.' Shock

SuiteHarmony · 21/04/2017 00:23

Yet another: the man who had obviously read a book on 'making connections' and mirrored my every move. Take a sip? Check. Brush strand of hair off own forehead? Check. Cross legs? Check. I was exhausted and self-conscious after 90 seconds.

Raggydolly3 · 21/04/2017 00:52

Sung. "La la la la la"or "dee dee dee dee" after every sentence. Actually texted my friend when he was in the loo and got her to ring me with an "emergency"

TheMockingbird · 21/04/2017 00:54

Put on a baby voice because he thought it was hilarious. My ovaries shrivelled at the sound.

Kept calling me his 'Queen'. Bleugh. Made references to 'sitting on his throne'

Told me that the sex we had (first and last time) was a '6/10'

Jeans too short

Jeans too high

Left a skidmark in my toilet. Luckily I spotted this before we dtd, so was able to kick him out.

There are lots more.
Oh, FWIW, these are all different guys. I sure know how to pick them Grin

Raggydolly3 · 21/04/2017 00:55

Oh and I think I mentioned in another thread I was just about to have sex with a guy, it was all building up nicely and then he said "I am sweating like a rapist" Angry
He was dumped there and then

debbs77 · 21/04/2017 00:59

Thought of another one!

Went out one night with his friends and both had too much to drink. Went back to his, literally in the middle of sex with me on top.....he falls asleep!

WetsTheFinger · 21/04/2017 01:15

Loved Disney films and got excited about watching one in bed every Sunday morning. He was 30. Hmm

owenjonesismyhero · 21/04/2017 01:18

The morning after staying over, wondered about wearing only a t-shirt with no pants so his limp dick was bobbing about the whole time, and moaned about various stuff.
Also, excess saliva when kissing.
An Ex told me he gave great fellatio but I couldn't be bothered to find out.

PolkadotsAndMoonbeams · 21/04/2017 01:47

Poor table manners

Said "sangwich". That actually lasted over a year - probably because I rarely saw him at lunchtimes!

Fussy eater - I'm a good cook and enjoy eating out too. I don't like people who refuse to try things because they don't think they'll like them!

ThisIsNotARealAvo · 21/04/2017 06:10

Had long nails.

Wrote 'How's you' in messages.

bonfireheart · 21/04/2017 06:55

Lied about his ethnicity and pretended to be of same ethnicity as me :/

TheMockingbird · 21/04/2017 07:03

Oh, there was also a man who only owned films which starred Channing Tatum or Ryan Gosling.

Another guy started talking dirty during sex. In a Yoda voice.

XanderHarris · 21/04/2017 07:07

Pointed with two fingers instead of one

Thought it was fine to eat onion rings on his way to meet me

Had BO

(All the same guy at once)

CactusFred · 21/04/2017 07:14

White socks
Talking on phone and I said had been single for x time and he said 'how do you cope without revised?' Confused
No job (as in because he was, in his opinion, too good to work in a shop but all the idiots in an office couldn't see his supposed potential hence he would rather sign on long term)
Any kind of racist is no go - e.g. the guy who said he wanted to get a Tardis and go back in time to kill Mohammed so there would be no Muslims! ConfusedConfused. This is probably a bigger thing than the OP ask for though.
Lived with his mother - and paid no rent.
Couldn't drive as didn't see the point but always wanting lifts everywhere.
Baseball cap.

Mermaidinthesea123 · 21/04/2017 07:18

Tooth genie I would literally murder anyone who wiped their hands on my curtains!

CactusFred · 21/04/2017 07:18

Likes Coldplay
Disclosed that he'd googled me

Real big thing to me - rude to waiter

MirriMazDuur · 21/04/2017 07:31

How do you cope without what, Cactus?

Solasum · 21/04/2017 07:32

Re PP who said the children conversation should be a year into a serious relationship. I massively disagree with this, as it would lead to so much wasted time. I see nothing writing with a 'Do you have children? ' 'No, but I'd like to one day' 'So would I' then move on even on a very early date. Clearly if their response was 'I think we would have beautiful babies' that would be a bit creepy

Solasum · 21/04/2017 07:32

*wrong with